Where: Essex and London, United Kingdom
When: 26-28 May 2023
Distance: 378.8km
Rank: UCI Women's WorldTour
Ford RideLondon Classique 2023 Race Information
The RideLondon Classique, sponsored by US car brand Ford, is a three-stage race taking place on the final weekend of May.
For 2023, it is the only UK event on the UCI Women's WorldTour, the highest tier of professional racing, following the hiatus of the Women's Tour.
The race first appeared on the calendar in 2013 and ran for three years as the Grand-Prix, a one-day circuit race in central London. In 2016, it was renamed the Classique and upgraded to Women's WorldTour status.
The event did not take place in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid pandemic, but returned in 2022, expanded to three days. Lorena Wiebes, then of Team DSM, completed a clean sweep of the stages, to earn her second RideLondon title.
The Classique takes place in tandem with London's largest annual cycling festival, RideLondon, which includes the RideLondon-Essex 100-mile sportive.
There also used to be a one-day men's race, the London-Surrey Classic, which was cancelled during the pandemic and did not return to the calendar.
Ford RideLondon Classique 2023 Route
The route for the 2023 Ford RideLondon Classique counts 378.8km across three days, with the opening two stages taking place in Essex, before the race closes in London.
Stage one traces the northern county line of Essex, with undulating roads between Saffron Walden and Colchester. On stage two, the peloton will head to the coast, starting and ending in the town of Maldon, where three laps of a finishing circuit promise fast racing.
The third and final stage provides a nod to the previous iterations of RideLondon, offering a circuit race in central London. The riders will pass landmarks such as St Paul's Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and Piccadilly Circus, before the curtain closes on the Mall.
Stage details:
26 May - Stage one - Saffron Walden > Colchester (149.7km)
27 May - Stage two - Maldon > Maldon (137.1km)
28 May - Stage three London > London (92km)
Previous winners of the Ford RideLondon Classique
2022 - Lorena Wiebes (Team DSM)
2021 - Race not held due to Covid pandemic
2020 - Race not held due to Covid pandemic
2019 - Lorena Wiebes (Parkhotel Valkenburg)
2018 - Kirsten Wild (Wiggle High5)
2017 - Coryn Rivera (Team Sunweb)
2016 - Kirsten Wild (Team Hitec Products)
2015 - Barbara Guarischi (Velocio-Sram)
2014 - Giorgia Bronzini (Wiggle Honda)
2013 - Laura Trott (Wiggle Honda)
Ford RideLondon Classique start list
Nineteen teams of six riders will take part in the 2023 Ford RideLondon Classique, including nine ranked at WorldTour level, and 10 at Continental level.
This means that six WorldTour teams have opted to skip the race, with SD Worx, Jayco AlUla and Movistar among the absentees.
There will be three British teams on the start line: AWOL O'Shea, DAS-Handsling Bikes and Lifeplus Wahoo.
Below is a list of the 108 riders competing:
Canyon//SRAM Racing
MORRICE Alex
DYGERT Chloe
PALADIN Soraya
ROY Sarah
TOWERS Alice
VAN DER DUIN Maike
FDJ - SUEZ
DUVAL Eugénie
FAHLIN Emilia
COPPONI Clara
GROSSETÊTE Maëlle
VERHULST Gladys
Israel Premier Tech Roland
BUCH Hannah
DELBAERE Fien
COLES-LYSTER Maggie
BAUR Caroline
COLLINELLI Sofia
Liv Racing TeqFind
BARBIERI Rachele
BUURMAN Eva
KOREVAAR Jeanne
SMULDERS Silke
DE JONG Thalita
RAGUSA Katia
Team DSM
GEORGI Pfeiffer
PLOUFFE Maeve
JASTRAB Megan
KOCH Franziska
KOOL Charlotte
Team Jumbo-Visma
BEEKHUIS Teuntje
HENDERSON Anna
VEENHOVEN Nienke
RÜEGG Noemi
ACHTEREEKTE Carlijn
Trek - Segafredo
BÄCKSTEDT Elynor
BALSAMO Elisa
BRAND Lucinda
DEIGNAN Elizabeth
HANSON Lauretta
KLEIN Lisa
UAE Team
BERTIZZOLO Sofia
CONSONNI Chiara
TOMASI Laura
TREVISI Anna
KUMIEGA Karolina
GASPARRINI Eleonora Camilla
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
ANDERSEN Susanne
BARKER Elinor
CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia
DIDERIKSEN Amalie
BARNES Hannah
LUTRO Amalie
AWOL O'Shea
FINNEY Jessica
POMARES Cindy
GUÉRIN Marine
MORGANS-SLADER Francesca
HAYES Connie
SMITHSON Libby
Bepink
ZANARDI Silvia
BASILICO Valentina
VETTORELLO Giorgia
VITILLO Matilde
CASAGRANDA Andrea
ISASI Ziortza
CERATIZIT-WNT Pro Cycling
ASENCIO Laura
FIDANZA Arianna
KERBAOL Cédrine
TEUTENBERG Lea Lin
Cofidis Women Team
ALZINI Martina
BERTEAU Victoire
FORTIN Valentine
BOULAIS Flavie
PILOTE FORTIN Gabrielle
TALBOT Josie
DAS - Handsling
SHROSBREE Danielle
LEWIS Sophie
GREENWOOD Monica
STUART Sammie
LISTER Grace
JEFFERS Emma
Lifeplus Wahoo
LAURANCE Typhaine
LEECH Madelaine
RICHARDSON Kate
RYSZ Kaja
TACEY April
KING Eluned
Parkhotel Valkenburg
VANHOVE Marith
VAN HAAFTEN Kirstie
VAN ROOIJEN Sofie
SOUREN Scarlett
VAN HELVOIRT Lisa
FRAIN Nicole
St Michel - Mavic - Auber93
AVOINE Alison
BOILARD Simone
LE MOUEL Célia
DEMAY Coralie
FOURNIER Roxane
POMPANON Margot
Team Coop - Hitec Products
ROBERTS Jessica
NELSON Josie
SWINKELS Sylvie
DANFORD Georgia
MOHR Mari Hole
JOUNIER Lucie
Torelli
JOHANSSON Hanna
KARASIEWICZ Karolina
PREEN Hayley
YEOMAN Morven
WINTHER OLSEN Amalie
RÅNES BYE Camilla
